Mind Games, and hopes

She-Elf-15: So...no one has given me ideas...LAST CHANCE!! And that does not mean you Teresa....e-mail me at amaratenoh100@yahoo.fr k?

Disclaimer: I don't own X-Men Evo, Amanda is a person I know, and Teresa is a friend of mine. Amanda is NOT Amanda Sefton.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

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*Flashbacks*

"I no longer live with the institute. I'm with the Brotherhood." Amanda said, walking away with Pietro looking back, and smiling really big. "Amanda, Amanda wait!" Scott yelled, but Amanda just kept walking. By now, they had caused a big scene. Kitty, Kurt, Rouge, and Evan ran up to Jean and Scott, asking what had happened. "She's joined the Brotherhood." was all Scott said, as he received answers ranging from "What?!" to nothing at all. "Vhy?" asked Kurt, looking to Jean for the answers, for Scott was in a daze. "Well...It was something about us being backstabbers...But when I put my hand on her shoulder, to tell her not to hang out with them, I could sense anger, fear, and guilt." Jean said, sighing, for once not knowing the answers. "Would should tell the Prof." Evan said, joining the conversation. "Yeah. That's what were going to do." Scott said, looking at the direction Amanda, and Pietro went.

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Amanda felt guilty, angry, and fear of going back, as she left Jean and Scott standing there. Pietro looked down at her, 'She might come in use..' he thought, as he was brought out of them when Amanda asked who else lived with him. "Oh, uh, Lance, Fred and Todd." He said, stumbling at the question. "All guys?...." Amanda asked, looking up at Pietro. "Yes...Is there a problem?" he asked fast, looking down, Amanda was really short. "All...guys....NO!" Amanda said, obviously thinking on how she would have to share a house with all males, and no females to talk to. Pietro rolled his eyes. Amanda came out of her train of thought, as she bumped into a big squishy being. "Hey, watch where your going!" it's male voice came booming down. Amanda jumped out of the way, as Pietro said hello to the big squishy person. "Hey Pietro!" It said, as Pietro taped his foot on the ground. "Fred, this is Amanda, Amanda, this is Fred, your new housemate." Amanda looked up at Fred, and almost fell backwards. He was really big. "What do you mean, 'new housemate' ?" Fred asked, as two other boys joined this little get together. One looked like a human frog, and smelled like one, while the other looked quite normal. Well...Kinda... "She's living with us now. Principle D said so." Pietro said zooming around the group. The frog boy spoke up. "Well, in that case, I'm Toad." He said, hopping his was to Amanda. He took her hand and shook it. Amanda looked thurally disgusted, and rubbed her hand on a napkin, trying to get the stench off. Lance stated his name, and a small greeting. 'So...this is the brotherhood...' Amanda thought looking at her new housemates. 'No wonder the called it the Brotherhood. Their all guys!' she retreated to the back of her mind. "You've met everyone. Now, we go home." Pietro said, bolting home, as Amanda had to walk with Fred, Lance and Toad.

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Scott knocked on the door of the Prof. office. "Come in." The Prof. rang in his mind. Scott stepped through the door, as did Rouge, Kitty, Evan, and Jean. Kurt teleported in. "Professor, Amanda has joined the-" the Prof. cut him off. "The Brotherhood. I know, there is nothing we can do. Mystique told her something deceptive, and offered her to go live with the Brotherhood. How Mystique came know that she came from an orphanage, let alone Ireland, I do not know." The Prof. said, folding his hands under his chin. "Wait, like, Amanda's from an orphanage?" Kitty asked, confused. The Prof. sighed. "Sit down. There are things that you do not know about Amanda."

The Prof. explained how Amanda's family abandoned her at an orphanage, because of her mutation. He explained on how Cerebro picked up on her all the way over in Ireland, and how they went and talked with the orphanage head person, Mrs. Aboud, who gladly gave her up. And how she got to the institute. "That's terrible." Jean whispered, as the Prof. sighed again. "Yes, yes it is. And I am betting the lie that Mystique told her had to do with her past, and us." Kitty bowed her head at the story, and the impact it must have had on Amanda. Rouge sat there dazed, and Kurt knew how she felt. Scott knew what it was like to be alone, but not abandoned. 'We have to get her back.' he thought. "Yes, we do, but we can't rush into things." the Prof. said, keeping an eye on the children. Knowing exactly what they were thinking. Jean got up, and headed for the door. "I'm going to go talk to her." she stated, and walked out of the office. Scott followed suit, as did every one else.

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When Amanda, Fred, and the others got to the house, Pietro was already done with his homework, and was sitting on the couch, watching TV. Someone else was there too, a guy in a red helmet. Lance, and the other two turned around, and went upstairs, as Amanda stood where she was. "Pietro, is this the young lady that is living with you now?" The man asked, as Pietro replied a quick yes, and returned to watching TV. The Man stood up from the chair that he was sitting on, and walked over to her, looking her up, and down. "What can she do?" he asked, as Pietro grumbled something, and replied "Transportation." to him. The guy Hmmm-ed, and studied her more. She became very uncomfortable, with him gazing at her. "Well, go on..." he said. Amanda stood there. holding her backpack straps. "Why isn't she doing anything? Is she deaf?" he asked Pietro. Amanda looked appalled that he was talking about her in such a manner. Pietro shook his head, and said "I dunno..." as he flipped through the channels. "Dude, What is wrong with you?!" Amanda shouted, getting the man's attention. He turned to her. "Amanda, just transport, and make him happy." Pietro sighed, flipping the channels at the speed of light. Amanda looked wary of the guy in the helmet, but transported herself behind Pietro, taking the remote from him, and turning off the TV. "Hey!" he shouted, as Amanda transported to the ceiling. "Who's this guy?" Amanda asked Pietro, dangling the remote by her tail. Pietro gave up hope, and sighed. "That's Magneto, my dad." he said. Amanda cocked her head to the side. "You're Dad...." she asked, he nodded. "Does he live here too?"

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Well, she met Magneto, and Jean hears, oops...I wasn't supposed to tell ya that. Oh Well! Sorry its soooo short, its almost 1 in the morning here, so I'm going to bed, BYES!!